Journal article
Zika Virus and Pregnancy What Obstetric Health Care Providers Need to Know
Obstetrics and gynecology (New York. 1953), Vol.127(4), pp.642-648
04/01/2016
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000001378
PMID: 26889662
Abstract
Zika virus is a flavivirus transmitted by Aedes (Stegomyia) species of mosquitoes. In May 2015, the World Health Organization confirmed the first local transmission of Zika virus in the Americas in Brazil. The virus has spread rapidly to other countries in the Americas; as of January 29, 2016, local transmission has been detected in at least 22 countries or territories, including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Zika virus can infect pregnant women in all three trimesters. Although pregnant women do not appear to be more susceptible to or more severely affected by Zika virus infection, maternal-fetal transmission has been documented. Several pieces of evidence suggest that maternal Zika virus infection is associated with adverse neonatal outcomes, most notably microcephaly. Because of the number of countries and territories with local Zika virus transmission, it is likely that obstetric health care providers will care for pregnant women who live in or have traveled to an area of local Zika virus transmission. We review information on Zika virus, its clinical presentation, modes of transmission, laboratory testing, effects during pregnancy, and methods of prevention to assist obstetric health care providers in caring for pregnant women considering travel or with a history of travel to areas with ongoing Zika virus transmission and pregnant women residing in areas with ongoing Zika virus transmission.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Zika Virus and Pregnancy What Obstetric Health Care Providers Need to Know
- Creators
- Dana Meaney-Delman - Centers for Disease Control and PreventionSonja A. Rasmussen - Centers for Disease Control and PreventionJ. Erin Staples - Centers for Disease Control and PreventionTitilope Oduyebo - Centers for Disease Control and PreventionSascha R. Ellington - Centers for Disease Control and PreventionEmily E. Petersen - Centers for Disease Control and PreventionMarc Fischer - Centers for Disease Control and PreventionDenise J. Jamieson - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Obstetrics and gynecology (New York. 1953), Vol.127(4), pp.642-648
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- DOI
- 10.1097/AOG.0000000000001378
- PMID
- 26889662
- ISSN
- 0029-7844
- eISSN
- 1873-233X
- Number of pages
- 7
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/01/2016
- Academic Unit
- Obstetrics and Gynecology; VPMA - Administration
- Record Identifier
- 9984446455702771
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